Contemporary Indian Philosophy Set 9

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy)

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This set of Contemporary Indian Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Contemporary Indian Philosophy Set 9

Q1 | Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House,New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week?
  • monday
  • wednesday
  • friday
  • saturday
Answer: friday
Q2 | At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government forsedition?
  • bombay
  • pune
  • calcutta
  • ahmedabad
Answer: ahmedabad
Q3 | On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on hisfamous Dandi March to break the law by manufacturing illegally, but openly, salt from the sea?
  • tenth
  • thirteenth
  • eleventh
  • tweltth
Answer: tweltth
Q4 | When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?
  • march 1, 1932
  • march 5, 1931
  • march 10, 1935
  • march 7, 1937
Answer: march 5, 1931
Q5 | On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?
  • yeravda jail
  • byculla prison
  • agakhan palace jail
  • ahmedabad prison
Answer: ahmedabad prison
Q6 | The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so thathe translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?
  • leo tolstoy
  • john ruskin
  • louis fisher
  • ruskin bond
Answer: john ruskin
Q7 | Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?
  • infinite capacity for suffering
  • non violence
  • truth
  • all the three
Answer: all the three
Q8 | Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written inGujarati. Who translated it into English?
  • maganlal gandhi
  • sushila nayyar
  • pyarelalji
  • mahadev desai
Answer: mahadev desai
Q9 | Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?
  • light of india
  • hind swaraj
  • my experiments with truth
  • both (b) & (c
Answer: both (b) & (c
Q10 | According to Gandhi Satyagraha is
  • weapon of the weak
  • weapon of the peace wanted people
  • weapon of the morally vigilant and the active
  • weapon of the kinds
Answer: weapon of the morally vigilant and the active
Q11 | Which among the following is not a quality of a Styagrahi mentioned by Gandhi
  • a satyagrahi must honest and sincere
  • a satyagrahi must be open minded
  • a satyagrahi must be a disciplined soldier
  • a satyagrahi must follow the five vows.
Answer: a satyagrahi must follow the five vows.
Q12 | In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, topromote the anti - untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from ---------------
  • bombay
  • ahmedabad
  • poona
  • nasik
Answer: poona
Q13 | What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"?
  • freedom for the country
  • freedom for the meanest of the countrymen
  • self government
  • complete independence
Answer: freedom for the meanest of the countrymen
Q14 | When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life?
  • 1900
  • 1906
  • 1905
  • 1911
Answer: 1906
Q15 | When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?
  • 1930
  • 1925
  • 1921
  • 1930
Answer: 1925
Q16 | Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?
  • sushila nayyar
  • mahadev desai
  • kishorilal mashruwalla
  • pyarelalji
Answer: mahadev desai
Q17 | Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one ofthe most decisive books of his life?
  • john holmes haynes
  • h s polak
  • hermann kallenbach
  • louis fischer
Answer: h s polak
Q18 | To put the ideas of 'Unto This Last' into practice, Gandhiji founded the PhoenixSettlement near Durban which came into being in the middle of the year
  • 1903
  • 1906
  • 1904
  • 1905
Answer: 1904
Q19 | Ahimsa in its positive form means -----,greatest charity
  • selflessness
  • fearlessness
  • largest love
  • none of these
Answer: largest love
Q20 | The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the QuitIndia Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.
  • bombay
  • calcutta
  • ahmedabad
  • amritsar
Answer: bombay
Q21 | Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme ofactions. At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948?
  • nasik
  • delhi
  • calcutta
  • bombay
Answer: delhi
Q22 | Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?
  • ahimsa and peace
  • truth and peace
  • brahamcharya and aparigriha
  • ahimsa and truth
Answer: ahimsa and truth
Q23 | --- is the Supreme Good according to Gandhi
  • morality
  • ahimsa
  • god
  • none of these
Answer: god
Q24 | What was the profession of Gandhiji's father?
  • farmer
  • diwan
  • shop-keeper
  • tehsildar
Answer: diwan
Q25 | How many children did Putlibai have?
  • two sons and daughters
  • one daughter and three sons
  • four sons
  • three sons
Answer: one daughter and three sons
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